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  1. Practicum in PCU (progressive care unit)

    I just learned that I will be doing my practicum in the PCU. I just came out of OB, Peds. so I wanted to know what I should brush up on before starting. Thank you in advance!
  2. A few days ago I interviwed for full time evening and nights on the Progressive Care Unit. The nurse manager was extremely nice and warm hearted. However, the interview last for 30 minutes and consisted of the job expectations, scheduling, policies a...
  3. New job as a progressive care unit/tele RN

    Hi all! I've recently been hired on a PCU/tele unit after two years in the sub-acute setting. I am SO excited for this opportunity and equally nervous! I have to take a test prior to starting.. are there certain things I should brush up on? Does anyo...
  4. Hi All! I am in need of interview advice or suggestions! I have been a med/surg/tele nurse for 20 months. I applied and have an interview for a Progressive Care Unit position and I have no clue what to expect or how to approach the interview. This is...
  5. Baby Nurse in Progressive Care Unit

    Hi everyone! I'm a newly registered nurse and will be starting in a seemingly high intensity progressive care unit next month. It wasn't the exact job I was looking for out of school but seems like a really great place to get a solid skill set. The u...
  6. Hello! I have been offered a job in the PCU (ICU step down) and have never worked in this area before. I am wondering what you all who have worked in this area, think about it. I am told the staffing will be 4 or 5 to 1 and the patients are mostly ca...
  7. Do graduate schools accept experience from PCU?
  8. Patient ratios progressive care units

    I work on a progressive care unit which had a pt:RN ratio of 3:1 when I started 3 years ago and now we are moving to 4:1 ratios now. The facility/mgmt has stated that 4:1 is the national standard for progressive care units now. They have decided to o...
  9. I am a new grad and was just hired onto a telemetry DOU, and I was just wondering if this is considered a progressive care unit as defined by AACN. In the job description it says "...the RN provides care for critically ill medical and cardiac patient...
  10. Progressive Care Unit?

    Hey Everyone-- This may be a silly question for most of you.. I'm a student and I just applied for a nurses aide position at my local hospital. The unit that I applied to is a "progressive care unit"... is that just like a med/surg floor? (I really d...
  11. I am a new grad and just accepted position at progressive care unit. Initially I was hoping to get a position at ICU but unfortunately after a couple months of applying and interviewing didn’t get an offer so decided to accept position at progressive...